AMMAN —
Amman Chamber of Commerce (ACC) and the Iraqi
Embassy in Amman agreed to open Iraqi Trade Center at ACC's headquarters ahead
before the end of 2023.
During his meeting with the chargé d'Affairs at
Iraqi Embassy, Munif Ali Hussein, and ACC head,
Khalil Haj Tawfiq, said Iraq is a
"key" trade partner for the national economy, which requires building
new joint cooperation rules based on mutual interests, Jordan News Agency,
Petra reported.
Haj Tawfiq noted the center's inauguration will allow
Arab and foreign businesspeople, contractors, and investors to view investment
opportunities and bids offered by the Iraqi government in the sectors of
housing, roads, infrastructure, information technology, finance,
banking, industry,
and more.
Building joint
economic partnerships
According to an ACC statement on Saturday, Haj Tawfiq said
the center will provide Jordanian companies with the opportunity to learn about
Iraqi industries and
agricultural products, needed by local markets, which
would be reflected in the joint trade exchanges and pave way for building
joint economic partnerships.
Hussein said the center would have a "remarkable"
impact in promoting the commercial and investment opportunities available in
the
Iraqi economy and stimulating Jordan's commercial sector to benefit from
them, expressing thanks to ACC for hosting the center's temporary headquarters.
Meanwhile, ACC First Vice President, Nabil Khatib, stressed
need to review the transit trade file between the two countries, to make
port of Aqaba again as the main gateway for Iraqi imports, as it was in previous
years.
National exports to Iraq amounted during the first half of
2023 to JD261 million, compared to JD74 million for imports, according to
official data.
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